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A cleric prays outside the Fatima Masumeh shrine in Iran's holy city of Qom on March 16, 2020, the day it was closed due to the coronavirus
World
20.08.2024
Iran reopens key shrines after two-month virus closure
The testing phase on the macaque monkeys came after trials on mice were successful, researchers said
World
20.08.2024
Thailand enters global race for vaccine with trials on monkeys
Japan has been spared the worst of the pandemic
World
20.08.2024
Asia virus latest: Japan to lift emergency, India domestic flights resume
A motorist is checked by security at a checkpoint in the Afghan capital at the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday
World
20.08.2024
Afghan ceasefire holds as prisoner release expected
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The Imperial Palace in central Tokyo is well-guarded, but several intruders have breached its moat before
World 20.08.2024
Man arrested after swimming moat to enter Japan palace grounds
A pair of premium Japanese melons have sold for just a slice of the five million yen ($46,000) reached at auction last year
World 20.08.2024
Melon-aires not required as Japan premium fruit prices plunge
At New Delhi airport, hundreds of people anxious to get home but apprehensive about the risks queued from before dawn
World 20.08.2024
Confusion, jitters as Indian domestic flights resume
Called 'Tianwen', the Chinese mission will put a probe into orbit around Mars and land a rover to explore and analyse the planet's surface
World 20.08.2024
China space programme targets July launch for Mars mission
China's state media has seized on images of violence by Hong Kong protesters to justify a new security law
World 20.08.2024
China media seize on video of HK protesters beating lawyer
Wayne Keft, whose home was destroyed by the fires, says recovery has been 'slow and difficult' for many
World 20.08.2024
Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
Suriname's President Desi Bouterse remains confident his party will hold onto power in upcoming parliamentary elections
World 20.08.2024
Suriname votes with convicted-killer president's future at stake
There were fears packed Tokyo could become a hotbed for the virus
World 20.08.2024
Japan set to lift coronavirus emergency as cases slow
A prisoner swap for Paul Whelan (C) could involve Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, jailed in the United States on drug smuggling charges
World 20.08.2024
Moscow espionage trial of ex-US marine Whelan to wrap up
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